I just noticed that it’s been a month since I last posted to the blog. It seems like it’s only been a few days. That’s probably because I’ve been very busy with a couple of other major projects and also because I’ve been spending a lot of time in the back end system of the blog battling trackback spam. I think I have that sorted out, at least for the moment!
In the meantime, I found this article on Gadgetopia to be very relevant for churches. The article talks about what a content management system won’t do.
The trend we’ve seen over the past couple of years in which churches have moved to sophisticated content management systems to manage their websites is a very good and important trend as it addresses one of the major flaws in most church websites - the ability to easily add up-to-date content while minimizing bottlenecks in the flow of information.
However the article at Gadgetopia correctly cautions us that the use of a content management system does not mean that our content will be written, formatted, edited, organized, or approved for us. Churches still need talented copywriters to create effective websites.
I believe that the internet provides today's church with a historic opportunity .... to tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love in ways which could only have been imagined in times past. The objective of this website is to explore the various ways in which today's technology can be used to spread the gospel around the world.
